The symposium was held on Saturday, March 10 and was a great success, drawing over 160 participants from the Monterey Institute and other educational institutions in the Monterey Bay region. The full-day schedule offered opportunities for teachers, students, administrators and other professionals to discuss current trends and issues in the field of foreign language education. The event was a wonderful success and it appears likely that the 2012 event will be known as the first annual teaching foreign language symposium when it is repeated next year.